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Anders Runevad replaces Ditlev Engel as Vestas chief executivehttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/21/anders-runevad-vestas-chief-executive
Shares in wind turbine firm up 12% in early trading despite reporting worse than expected quarterly losses<p>Ditlev Engel, the chief executive of Vestas, has been replaced as net losses at the Danish wind turbine manufacturer increased more than seven-fold to €62m (&pound;53m).</p><p>His job at the top of one the world's most significant renewable businesses <a href="http://www.vestas.com/en/media/news/news-display.aspx?action=3&amp;NewsID=3334" title="">has been given to Anders Runevad</a>, a regional boss for the Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/21/anders-runevad-vestas-chief-executive">Continue reading...</a>VestasBusinessWed, 21 Aug 2013 11:51:45 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/21/anders-runevad-vestas-chief-executiveFrom their websiteVestas wind turbines in Germany. Shares in the company rose on news of the new appointment. Photograph: From their websiteFrom their websiteVestas wind turbines in Germany. Shares in the company rose on news of the new appointment. Photograph: From their websiteTerry Macalister2013-08-21T11:51:45ZVestas boss warns UK government is jeopardising energy investmenthttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/nov/29/vestas-boss-government-jeopardising-energy-investment
Ditlev Engel, CEO of the world's biggest wind firm, condemns UK's lack of consensus and failure to set decarbonisation target<p>The government's refusal to set a 2030 target on decarbonising power generation and the &quot;political vilification&quot; of renewable power is deterring investment in the UK's energy infrastructure, the chief executive of the world's biggest wind power company has said.</p><p>Ditlev Engel, chief executive of Vestas, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/nov/29/lack-political-consensus-stifling-green-investment" title="">wrote in a comment for the Guardian on Thursday</a>: &quot;The failure to establish a firm 2030 power sector carbon cap prolongs uncertainty for the supply chain where investment time horizons extend well beyond 2020. This is a significant missed opportunity. Over the last year the onshore wind sector has been politically vilified. Such attacks add to the political risk attributed to the entire UK wind industry.&quot;</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/nov/29/vestas-boss-government-jeopardising-energy-investment">Continue reading...</a>Renewable energyEnergyEnvironmentWind powerGreen politicsEnergy industryBusinessVestasGreen jobsGreen economyPoliticsUK newsThu, 29 Nov 2012 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/nov/29/vestas-boss-government-jeopardising-energy-investmentUlrik Jantzen/Getty ImagesDitlev Engel, chief executive officer of Vestas Wind System, called for broader political agreement on increasing wind energy in the UK. Photograph: Ulrik Jantzen/Getty ImagesUlrik Jantzen/Getty ImagesDitlev Engel, chief executive officer of Vestas Wind Systems A/S, pauses during a news conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 12, 2012. Photograph: Ulrik Jantzen/Getty ImagesFiona Harvey, environment correspondent2012-11-29T07:00:00ZLack of political consensus is stifling green investment in the UK | Ditlev Engelhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/nov/29/lack-political-consensus-stifling-green-investment
The government must agree on a way forward for renewables if it is to unlock the billions of pounds poised to flow into the sector<p>Billions of pounds of investment in renewable energy is waiting to flow into the UK energy sector. Will the energy bill, published on Thursday, unlock it?</p><p>Vestas is the world's leading manufacturer of wind turbines. We know what is needed to drive investment and what stymies it. Political consensus matters.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/nov/29/lack-political-consensus-stifling-green-investment">Continue reading...</a>Renewable energyEnergyEnvironmentWind powerGreen politicsEnergy industryBusinessVestasGreen jobsGreen economyPoliticsUK newsThu, 29 Nov 2012 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/nov/29/lack-political-consensus-stifling-green-investmentKen James/Getty ImagesParts of a Vestas Wind Systems A/S turbine wait to be assembled at the Sacramento municipal utility district wind power plant in Rio Vista, California. Photograph: Ken James/Getty ImagesKen James/Getty ImagesParts of a Vestas Wind Systems A/S turbine wait to be assembled at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Wind Power Plant in Rio Vista, California, US, on November 17, 2011. Photograph: Ken James/Getty ImagesDitlev Engel2012-11-29T06:00:00ZEuropean companies announce 10,000 job losseshttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/nov/07/european-companies-job-losses
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas says 2,000 jobs will be cut with some of the losses coming from the UK<p>Leading European companies announced job losses totalling more than 10,000 on Wednesday, underlining the scale of problems facing the continent's manufacturers.</p><p>Vestas, the world's largest wind turbine manufacturer, said 2,000 jobs would be cut after it posted an almost doubling of pre-tax losses in the face of falling prices and fierce competition from China.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/nov/07/european-companies-job-losses">Continue reading...</a>Manufacturing sectorBusinessVestasEnergyWind powerRenewable energyGreen jobsEnvironmentUK newsEuropeWed, 07 Nov 2012 17:04:48 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/nov/07/european-companies-job-lossesMartin Godwin/GuardianDitlev Engel, chief executive of Vestas Wind Systems, the world's biggest wind turbine makers . Photograph: Martin Godwin for the GuardianMartin Godwin/GuardianDitlev Engel, chief executive of Vestas Wind Systems, the world's biggest wind turbine makers . Photograph: Martin Godwin for the GuardianTerry Macalister2012-11-07T17:04:48ZThe world-leading UK windfarm built with little British involvementhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/oct/02/uk-windfarm-little-british-involvement
About 90% of the £1.5bn spent constructing the London Array, a huge windfarm off the coast of Kent, has gone to foreign firms<p>The project briefing for Britain's world-leading offshore windfarm is given by a Dane, the crew on the transfer boat from Ramsgate harbour are Norwegian and the lunch served 20 miles off the coast on a converted ferry is served up by Latvians.</p><p>They call it the London Array but there are few cockney accents to be heard. In fact, it is tempting to think that the HP sauce on the buffet table is the sum total of UK &quot;content&quot;, but even that is made in the Netherlands these days.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/oct/02/uk-windfarm-little-british-involvement">Continue reading...</a>Wind powerEnergy industryEnergyRenewable energyEnvironmentBusinessUK newsGreen economyVestasSiemensTue, 02 Oct 2012 13:13:36 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/oct/02/uk-windfarm-little-british-involvementChristopher Furlong/Getty ImagesDenmark's Dong Energy, Germany's E.ON and Abu Dhabi's Masdar have stumped up the cash for the 175-turbine London Array. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesChristopher Furlong/Getty ImagesDenmark's Dong Energy, Germany's E.ON and Abu Dhabi's Masdar have stumped up the cash for the 175-turbine London Array. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesTerry Macalister on the London Array2012-10-02T13:13:36ZSouth Korea's Hanwha buys German solar businesshttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/aug/29/hanwha-acquires-german-q-cells-renewable-energy
Further 200 jobs to go at Q-Cells as Asian companies buy western rivals amid strong competition from far east renewable energy firms<p>A struggling German solar business has been bought by a South Korean firm as the appetite of Asian companies for their western rivals shows no sign of letting up.</p><p>Creditors of Q-Cells agreed on Wednesday to hand over ownership to Hanwha of South Korea with the loss of a further 200 jobs. One of its local German rivals, Solon, which was also in severe financial difficulties, was bought earlier this year by Indian firm Microsol.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/aug/29/hanwha-acquires-german-q-cells-renewable-energy">Continue reading...</a>Solar powerRenewable energyEnergy industryBusinessVestasEnvironmentAsia PacificSouth KoreaWorld newsWed, 29 Aug 2012 16:16:57 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/aug/29/hanwha-acquires-german-q-cells-renewable-energySebastian Willnow/AFP/Getty ImagesAn employee of solar cell maker Q-Cells, now owned by South Korea's Hanwha, with a solar cell. Photograph: Sebastian Willnow/AFP/Getty ImagesSebastian Willnow/AFP/Getty ImagesAn employee of solar cell maker Q-Cells, now owned by South Korea's Hanwha, with a solar cell. Photograph: Sebastian Willnow/AFP/Getty ImagesTerry Macalister, energy editor2012-08-29T16:16:57ZVestas to cut 1,400 more jobs as it reports quarterly pre-tax losshttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/aug/22/vestas-job-cuts-quarterly-loss
Denmark's struggling wind turbine maker also reduces sales forecast for 2012 with warning that 2013 will be worse still<p>Vestas is to shed another 1,400 jobs, bringing total redundancies for the year to more than 3,700, after the world's biggest wind turbine maker slumped to a quarterly pre-tax loss.</p><p>The Danish-based company, which recently ditched plans to build a plant in Kent, also reduced its forecast for current-year sales on Wednesday from seven gigawatts' worth of turbines to 6.3. Next year is expected to be even worse at 5GW.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/aug/22/vestas-job-cuts-quarterly-loss">Continue reading...</a>Energy industryEnergyWind powerVestasRenewable energyEnvironmentGreen jobsBusinessWed, 22 Aug 2012 17:16:34 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/aug/22/vestas-job-cuts-quarterly-lossVestas PRVestas chief executive Ditlev Engel warned that 2013 was likely to be a grim year the wind power industry. Photograph: PRMark Mitchell/ReutersDanish-built Vestas turbines at Tararua, New Zealand. Photograph: Mark Mitchell/ReutersTerry Macalister2012-08-22T17:16:34ZRenewable UK threatens legal action as Tory MPs call for wind policy U-turnhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jul/05/renewable-uk-government-legal-action
Wind power lobby group Renewable UK says it would consider judicial challenge if Treasury slashes onshore wind subsidies<p>The government is under intensifying pressure over its wind energy policy with a lobby group threatening legal action and a key investor warning that a planned &pound;200m facility could be at risk.</p><p>Renewable UK, the wind power lobby group, said it would consider a judicial challenge if ministers caved in to Tory backbenchers and implemented a major cut in onshore wind subsidies.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jul/05/renewable-uk-government-legal-action">Continue reading...</a>Wind powerRenewable energySiemensEnergyConservativesVestasEnvironmentPoliticsUK newsBusinessThu, 05 Jul 2012 16:41:34 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jul/05/renewable-uk-government-legal-actionAdrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesRenewable UK will consider a judicial challlenge if ministers cave in to Tory backbenchers and implement a major cut in onshore wind subsidies. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesAdrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesWind power should provide a fifth of generating capacity within a decade if EU targets on renewables are met. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesTerry Macalister2012-07-05T16:41:34ZVestas abandons plans for Sheerness wind turbine factoryhttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/jun/22/vestas-abandons-plans-sheerness-jobs
Blow for Kent port which had been earmarked for development expected to create 2,000 jobs<p>Vestas, the biggest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, has abandoned plans to build a manufacturing base in Britain that had promised to create 2,000 jobs due to lack of orders.</p><p>The move is a serious blow for the port of Sheerness in Kent which had been earmarked for the development but will also be seen by some as a vote of no confidence in the government's green policies at a time when subsidy levels are under review and other engineers such as Doosan of South Korea have shelved similar plans.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/jun/22/vestas-abandons-plans-sheerness-jobs">Continue reading...</a>VestasEnergyWind powerRenewable energyJob lossesGreen jobsBusinessEnvironmentUK newsFri, 22 Jun 2012 13:44:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/jun/22/vestas-abandons-plans-sheerness-jobsFelix ClayAn offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary. Photograph: Felix ClayFelix ClayAn offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary. Photograph: Felix ClayTerry Macalister, energy editor2012-06-22T13:44:00ZVestas scraps Kent offshore wind factory planhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jun/22/vestas-kent-offshore-wind
UK offshore wind industry dealt major blow after company halts plans for manufacturing plant that had been expected to create 2,000 jobs<p>The UK's emerging offshore wind sector has been dealt a major blow, after Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas scrapped plans to build a factory in Kent that had been expected to create 2,000 jobs.</p><p>Vestas and the Port of Sheerness today issued a joint a statement announcing they had halted plans for the facility at a 70-hectare site where the manufacturer had planned to build its new 7MW V164 offshore wind turbines.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jun/22/vestas-kent-offshore-wind">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentWind powerEnergyRenewable energyVestasFri, 22 Jun 2012 11:49:57 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jun/22/vestas-kent-offshore-windChristopher Furlong/Getty ImagesThe UK's emerging offshore wind sector has been dealt a major blow. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesChristopher Furlong/Getty ImagesTurbines of the new Burbo Bank off shore wind farm lay in the wake of a maintenance boat in the mouth of the River Mersey on May 12, 2008 in Liverpool. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesJessica Shankleman for <a href="http://www.businessgreen.com">BusinessGreen</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/network" title="Guardian Environment Network">Guardian Environment Network</a>2012-06-22T11:49:57ZWindfarms that float – or fly – could be the future of energy generationhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/29/windfarms-that-float-or-fly
Technology now on trial could pave the way for turbines in deep seas of Mediterranean and off the coasts of Japan and the US<p>Six miles off south-west Norway, the first full-scale demonstration of a floating wind turbine heaves and sways in the North Sea. The depth of water, at 200 metres, rules out driving piles into the seabed, or mounting the turbine on a submersible tower.</p><p>Instead, it sits on a buoyant steel cylinder, kept upright with ballast, and tethered (not too tightly) to the seabed by a three-point mooring.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/29/windfarms-that-float-or-fly">Continue reading...</a>Wind powerOceansVestasEnvironmentWed, 29 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/29/windfarms-that-float-or-flyOyvind HagenHywind floating windmill under trial in deep water off Norway. Photograph: Oyvind HagenOyvind HagenHywind floating windmill under trial in deep water off Norway. Photograph: Oyvind HagenIan Sample2012-02-29T08:00:00ZUK misses out as foreign firms and workers do bulk of windfarm workhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/29/wind-turbines-uk-firms-miss-out
Amid promises of more contracts, Danish operator puts the blame partly on the lack of manufacturers in Britain<p>Britain is leading the world in the building of windfarms off its coastline but the &quot;green revolution&quot; appears to be largely working in favour of foreign firms.</p><p>The Danish operator of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/feb/09/windfarm-worlds-biggest-cumbria" title="">world's biggest offshore windfarm, off Cumbria</a> is the latest to come under fire for favouring foreign suppliers and allegedly providing &quot;negligible&quot; work or services to local UK companies.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/29/wind-turbines-uk-firms-miss-out">Continue reading...</a>Wind powerEnergyRenewable energyEnvironmentVestasEd MilibandPoliticsEd DaveyBusinessUK newsWed, 29 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/29/wind-turbines-uk-firms-miss-outJeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesWalney offshore windfarm, located 10 miles off Cumbria in the Irish Sea. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesJeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesWalney offshore windfarm, located 10 miles off Cumbria in the Irish Sea. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesTerry Macalister2012-02-29T06:00:00ZHas the wind revolution stalled in the UK?http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/27/has-wind-revolution-stalled-in-uk
Britain should be a world leader in wind energy but subsidy changes and a hesitant public are scaring investors<p>Visit the biggest coal-fired power station in western Europe, and the first things to notice are the wind turbines slowly wheeling round next door. Twelve have now been built, their slender white poles and delicate blades dwarfed by the massive cooling towers of Drax power station belching clouds of steam into the Yorkshire sky – old and new energy in striking juxtaposition.</p><p>But though the plain next to a huge industrial complex – burning millions of tonnes of coal a year – may seem the perfect place to site modern wind turbines, putting them up involved a battle with local people. The planning application faced a barrage of objections, with opponents branding the turbines an eyesore and decrying the noise and &quot;pollution&quot; they would cause. Asked why the new turbines were so offensive next to a far bigger fossil-fuelled power plant, one local resident said simply: &quot;We're used to the power station.&quot;</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/27/has-wind-revolution-stalled-in-uk">Continue reading...</a>Wind powerEnergyRenewable energyGasVestasEnvironmentEnergy industryNational GridSiemensGeneral ElectricGasBusinessEnergyTechnologyPlanning policyPoliticsRural affairsUK newsMon, 27 Feb 2012 11:00:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/27/has-wind-revolution-stalled-in-ukJohn Giles/PAA windfarm next to the Drax coal-fired power station in North Yorkshire encountered strong local opposition. Photograph: John Giles/PAJohn Giles/PAA windfarm next to the Drax coal-fired power station in North Yorkshire encountered strong local opposition. Photograph: John Giles/PAFiona Harvey2012-02-27T11:00:01ZWind energy companies fear UK government's commitment is coolinghttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/26/wind-energy-fears-government-commitment
Wind power firms express concern over future policy and reveal how investment in the UK's energy infrastructure is on hold<p>Billions of pounds' worth of investment in Britain's energy infrastructure is on hold or uncertain because of concerns over the government's commitment to wind energy.</p><p>In an exclusive survey, the heads of some of the world's biggest wind companies, which have been considering setting up factories, research facilities and other developments in the UK, have told the Guardian they are reviewing their investments or seeking clarification and reassurances from ministers on future energy policy in the wake of growing political opposition to wind energy that culminated in this month's unprecedented attack on the government's policies <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/9061554/Full-letter-from-MPs-to-David-Cameron-on-wind-power-subsidies.html" title="">in a letter signed by more than 100 Tory MPs</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/26/wind-energy-fears-government-commitment">Continue reading...</a>Wind powerEnergyRenewable energyVestasEnvironmentEnergy industryBusinessConservativesPoliticsEnergyTechnologyUK newsSun, 26 Feb 2012 21:42:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/26/wind-energy-fears-government-commitmentGraphicUK windfarm map, click to see full image. Photograph: GraphicMurdo Macleod/Murdo MacleodThe government's apparent wavering commitment to wind power has caused concern at the world's biggest wind companies. Photograph: Murdo MacleodMurdo Macleod/Murdo MacleodThe government's apparent wavering commitment to wind power has caused concern at the world's biggest wind companies. Photograph: Murdo MacleodFiona Harvey and Terry Macalister2012-02-26T21:42:00ZVestas board upheaval continues as two more executives resignhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/08/vestas-board-upheaval-chairman
Vestas Wind Systems chairman and his deputy unveil departure plans just 24 hours after chief financial officer announces exit<p>A massive sweep-out of senior executives at Vestas, the world's biggest maker of wind turbines, was under way on Wednesday, with the chairman and his deputy saying they would not stand for re-election at the forthcoming annual general meeting.</p><p>The departures of Bent Erik Carlsen and Torsten Erik Rasmussen follow the exit 24 hours earlier of the chief financial officer and deputy chief executive, Henrik N&oslash;rremark, which leaves the chief executive, Ditlev Engel, as one of the few board members still standing.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/08/vestas-board-upheaval-chairman">Continue reading...</a>VestasEnergyWind powerRenewable energyEnvironmentBusinessGreen jobsGreen economyUK newsWed, 08 Feb 2012 16:10:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/feb/08/vestas-board-upheaval-chairmanMartin Godwin/GuardianDitlev Engel, president and CEO of Vestas Wind Systems, is one of the few board members still standing. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the GuardianMartin Godwin/GuardianDitlev Engel, president and CEO of Vestas Wind Systems, is one of the few board members still standing. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the GuardianTerry Macalister2012-02-08T16:10:00ZVestas: new wind turbine factory will create 2,000 UK jobshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/aug/17/vestas-wind-turbine-factory-uk
Chief executive says that if UK orders for its offshore turbines are confirmed, Kent factory could be built within a year<p>Vestas, the world's largest wind turbine manufacturer, has confirmed it could build a factory in the UK within a year as soon as it has secured sufficient orders for its new offshore wind turbine.</p><p>Speaking to BusinessGreen, chief executive Ditlev Engel said that having <a href="http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2069819/vestas-earmarks-kent-wind-turbine-factory">secured the option</a> to develop a new factory at a 70-hectare site at Sheerness in Kent, the company was poised to green light the project as soon as sufficient orders are confirmed for its 7MW V164 turbine.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/aug/17/vestas-wind-turbine-factory-uk">Continue reading...</a>VestasWind powerRenewable energyEnvironmentEnergyWed, 17 Aug 2011 10:48:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/aug/17/vestas-wind-turbine-factory-ukVestas PRVestas chief Ditlev Engel says the wind power company could build a plant in Kent within a year. Photograph: Vestas PRVestas PRVestas chief Ditlev Engel says the firm has seen a major turnaround in orders and will return to profit Photograph: Vestas PRJames Murray for <a href="http://www.businessgreen.com">BusinessGreen</a>, part of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/network" title="Guardian Environment Network">Guardian Environment Network</a>, and Fiona Harvey2011-08-17T10:48:00ZVestas unveils radar-friendly stealth bladeshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/jun/30/vestas-windpower
<a href="http://www.businessgreen.com">BusinessGreen</a>: Wind turbine manufacturer reduces radar 'clutter' 99% in UK trial<p>Plans to make wind turbines invisible to air traffic control radar systems have taken a major step forward after Vestas revealed today that it has successfully tested stealth technology materials on a full-scale wind turbine.</p><p>Around 20GW of planned wind farms globally face objections from air traffic controllers because turbines interfere with radars near military bases or airports.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/jun/30/vestas-windpower">Continue reading...</a>VestasWind powerEnergyRenewable energyUK newsThu, 30 Jun 2011 11:58:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/jun/30/vestas-windpowerVestasVestas wind turbines. Photograph: VestasVestasVestas wind turbines at Meroicinha, Portugal. The company is moving production out of Scandinavia and towards Spain Photograph: VestasJessica Shankleman for <a href="http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2082732/vestas-hails-success-radar-friendly-stealth-blades">BusinessGreen</a>2011-06-30T11:58:00ZWind power firm Vestas warns coalitionhttp://www.theguardian.com/business/cartoon/2011/may/11/energy-industry-vestas
Offer to create 2,000 jobs comes with threat attached <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/cartoon/2011/may/11/energy-industry-vestas">Continue reading...</a>Energy industryBusinessVestasWed, 11 May 2011 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/cartoon/2011/may/11/energy-industry-vestasGuardianvestas warns government kipper williams Photograph: GuardianGuardian Staff2011-05-11T19:45:00ZVestas says offer of 2,000 new UK jobs depends on energy policyhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/may/11/vestas-jobs-energy-policy
The wind turbine manufacturer says it could create thousands of jobs but warns that policy uncertainty may kill off the project<p>The world's biggest wind turbine manufacturer is offering to create over 2,000 jobs at the Kent port of Sheerness but warned the green energy project could be killed off by any uncertainty over government policies.</p><p><a href="http://www.vestas.com/en/media/news/news-display.aspx?action=3&amp;NewsID=2662" title="Vestas has obtained exclusive rights to land">Vestas has obtained exclusive rights to land</a> – the equivalent to 93 football pitches – that would enable it to construct a huge new production facility to build a generation of mega-turbines to be used in the North Sea.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/may/11/vestas-jobs-energy-policy">Continue reading...</a>Wind powerEnergyRenewable energyEnvironmentVestasGreen jobsGreen politicsPoliticsUK newsWed, 11 May 2011 14:40:15 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/may/11/vestas-jobs-energy-policyJeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesVestas says the offer of 2,000 new UK jobs depends on energy policy. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesJeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesWelders work on tower sections of a wind turbine at Skyton's plant on March 26, 2009 in Campbeltown, Scotland. Skyton has taken over the plant which used to be owned by Vestas safeguarding the jobs of the 100 strong workforce. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesTerry Macalister2011-05-11T14:40:15ZVestas considers return to UK with Kent wind turbine factoryhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/may/11/vestas-kent-wind-turbine
<a href="http://www.businessgreen.com">BusinessGreen</a>: Danish firm signs option agreement for land at the Port of Sheerness to build its 7MW offshore machine<p>Vestas has signed an agreement that could see it buy 70 hectares of land at the Port of Sheerness in Kent, just weeks after announcing it was searching for a site to build its <a href="http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2038728/vestas-manufacture-giant-7mw-wind-turbine-uk">new 7MW offshore wind turbine</a>.</p><p>The Danish turbine manufacturer confirmed today that it has secured exclusive rights to the land, which could lead to a concrete investment to build a wind turbine manufacturing and installation facility, creating up to 2,000 jobs.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/may/11/vestas-kent-wind-turbine">Continue reading...</a>Wind powerEnergyEnvironmentRenewable energyVestasBusinessEnergy industryWed, 11 May 2011 10:39:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/may/11/vestas-kent-wind-turbineJeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesVestas may build its new 7MW wind turbines at a site in Kent. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesJeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesWelders work on tower sections of a wind turbine at Skyton's plant on March 26, 2009 in Campbeltown, Scotland. Skyton has taken over the plant which used to be owned by Vestas safeguarding the jobs of the 100 strong workforce. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images<a href="http://www.businessgreen.com">BusinessGreen</a>2011-05-11T10:39:00Z